"What type of learner do you want to be?" - Up until college, I thought there were three types of learners: the ones who are naturally gifted with acing tests without studying, the ones who devote themselves to studying, and those who do not put in any effort to study. Little did I know of Bain's deep logic on different types of learners. From here on out, I aspire to be a deep learner.
During my high school career, I felt myself investing my time more into what the teacher wanted, rather than what I wanted to gain - a strategic learner. I found out exactly what my teacher wanted and did just that. In return, I received all A's and was content with my report card. However, after the material was tested on, I had little to no recollection of what I had "learned." Also, my teachers taught in a strategic way. They would oftentimes introduce a lesson saying, "Pay attention to this, this will be what you are tested on." Clearly, when any student hears that, they will tune out the rest of the "unimportant" aspects to the class.
Now obviously I know the type of learning I was and want to become ultimately falls on me. However, with 7 teachers a day giving information and expecting students to memorize what they said word-for-word, only to ace a test at the end of a section - that doesn't quite give us enough time to apply what we are learning.
Connecting to Bain, sometimes, we put what society views as our needs in front of what we want, even if we don’t agree with it. As college freshmen, we transition from a place where we were always told what and how to do something to a place of freedom and becoming ourselves, on our own.
As a college freshman, I realize that you are the only person who controls your education. By being a deep learner, I will fully understand what I am learning in my classes and be able to apply them to other classes, as well. By utilizing Evernote and Google Drive, I will save a record of any materials I have learned, which will make it easier for me to go back and reflect on what I have learned and apply that to new knowledge. I will soon want to remember the information I learn because it will be easier to learn similar topics in the future.
Also, I will get more involved with open discussions rather than standardized testing. By having open discussions, I will be forced to think on the spot and apply information to other aspects out loud, rather than simply reading information and memorizing it word-for-word in my head. The first step each student can take toward becoming a deep thinker is evaluating what type of thinker you are already.
Anyone is possible to become a deep learner. With devotion to keeping good notes and constantly connecting subjects to eachother, hopefully, it will one day become second nature to me.
During my high school career, I felt myself investing my time more into what the teacher wanted, rather than what I wanted to gain - a strategic learner. I found out exactly what my teacher wanted and did just that. In return, I received all A's and was content with my report card. However, after the material was tested on, I had little to no recollection of what I had "learned." Also, my teachers taught in a strategic way. They would oftentimes introduce a lesson saying, "Pay attention to this, this will be what you are tested on." Clearly, when any student hears that, they will tune out the rest of the "unimportant" aspects to the class.
Now obviously I know the type of learning I was and want to become ultimately falls on me. However, with 7 teachers a day giving information and expecting students to memorize what they said word-for-word, only to ace a test at the end of a section - that doesn't quite give us enough time to apply what we are learning.
Connecting to Bain, sometimes, we put what society views as our needs in front of what we want, even if we don’t agree with it. As college freshmen, we transition from a place where we were always told what and how to do something to a place of freedom and becoming ourselves, on our own.
As a college freshman, I realize that you are the only person who controls your education. By being a deep learner, I will fully understand what I am learning in my classes and be able to apply them to other classes, as well. By utilizing Evernote and Google Drive, I will save a record of any materials I have learned, which will make it easier for me to go back and reflect on what I have learned and apply that to new knowledge. I will soon want to remember the information I learn because it will be easier to learn similar topics in the future.
Also, I will get more involved with open discussions rather than standardized testing. By having open discussions, I will be forced to think on the spot and apply information to other aspects out loud, rather than simply reading information and memorizing it word-for-word in my head. The first step each student can take toward becoming a deep thinker is evaluating what type of thinker you are already.
Anyone is possible to become a deep learner. With devotion to keeping good notes and constantly connecting subjects to eachother, hopefully, it will one day become second nature to me.